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October 15, 2008

"You took my diapers away and now you want to me to go to the bathroom on this thing....HMMMM Let me think about it"

"What is that I hear?......At last, the sweet sound of success"

The day got off to a pretty good start, Sarah made it until 12:30pm without any accidents....we didn't have a perfect afternoon, but it is only day one....and I would not expect it to be that easy!!

That being said, we have learned a couple of things along the way:

The water must be running at all times....

Sarah insists that I sit and go to the bathroom(I really pretend, but I won't tell if you don't)while she is taking care of business on her little potty (This is why there will be no video to accompany this post....sorry Tonggu Momma)

I put her down for a nap in undies...probably not a good idea on day one, but I kept thinking...cold turkey, we are not going back to diapers...too confusing. If anyone has nap time suggestions, I would love to hear them.

If you think you have purchased enough underpants to get you through the day...you didn't....Go buy more.

And last, but not least, if you think your child will be thrilled with only one celebratory M&M......think again...

A girl after my own heart! I could never stop with just one. Could you?

I guess I will also be adding M&M's to my shopping list.....this jar will surely be gone in no time!

Looks like you are off to a great start! I put pull-ups on Eli for nap and nightime for a couple of months and then he decided he didn't like them and we've been going with just the undies ever since (just started this last week)(wink)

I can't believe I didn't think of this till now - quilted underwear and rubber pants. A godsend. They protect the couch and sop up more than regular underwear. Aside from that they are intensively uncomfotable when wet, encouraging the child to keep dry.

Dalton was trained in no time using this method.

They can also be put down for a nap with the rubber pants on, leaving you a greater peace of mind.

Well, I'm no help on the nap thing. Amelia wore pull-ups for naps 6-months after she was potty trained! She still wears them at night, I just don't trust she can make it all night and she only does about half the time.

The M&M's didn't last a day at my house...I don't even like them either, just ate them because they were here.

Okay, okay, you're really making me think I should give this is a go with my Sarah.

I never thought about trying M&Ms as a reward. Maybe I'll do that. I could try next week. It's finding the days at home that is hard... But I bet we could make it work.

Mine doesn't take naps often, so that won't be an issue for us. Were she to happen to fall asleep, I wouldn't worry because she only ever naps for about an hour and she rarely ever pees (she's naked a lot). So I guess what I'm saying is have your Sarah just give up her naps. Oh, wait, that's probably not what you wanted to hear. ;)

Love it! Sounds like a pretty good start...at least she went at least once! And hey, who could resist M&M's? In my professional opinion ( and I happen to be an expert on all things candy!)...M&M's are quite possibly the world's perfect candy! Good luck!

Sounds like a good 1st day.... Looks like a run for M&M's tonight. We used pull-ups. I called them "Big Boy" underwear for sleeping..Never said "diaper" or even "pull-up"....I think we only used them at naps for a couple of months, then at night for about 4. (more for me, than him-just in case...)Good Luck! ;)

She is a girl after my own M&M heart.;)It would probably be better to purchase 5 or 100 bags of the Halloween packaged M&Ms. That way she gets 1 "package" of them...much more satisfying than just 1 M&M. No girl can eat just 1 M&M. It's just not natural.;)

And she's doing great! Remember what I said, "She won't go to college in a pull-up." ;) Amen?:)

1 lousy M&M? LOL! I wouldn't be thrilled either. For nap time I used to buy training underwear (I found it at Target). They look like regular underwear, but they're "padded" in the front and on the bottom. Or, Pull-Ups worked well, too. If I don't talk to you before the weekend - enjoy!Hugs,Michaela

When I potty trained my daughter (now 16 yr old), I had a poster and used an old wipe container and filled it with lots of fun stickers. Back then, Barney was the big thing! I'm sure you could let her choose stickers at the store and then cut them all apart and put them in the wipe container. Each time she has a success on her "throne" then she gets to choose a sticker and put it on her poster. This worked for my girl. When she filled the poster, then she got to go pick something out at the store. A toy, a new pair of frilly underpants, something to keep her focused on the job at hand.

Love the post! Too cute! I suggest easy ups for naps and try to have her tinkle before and don't drink before nap, and of course a plastic sheet to protect the mattress under the sheets and a towel on top.

Ha, ha, ha...just like Caroline and the jar of pumpkin candy!!! Two peas in a pod! Bryce was such a hard sleeper that he had to wear pull ups for naps and bedtime right up until before K started. We tried it all and nothing worked for him! Love and hugs, L

OH yea...way to go Sarah!!! And no I can't ever stop with one M&M!!! Hey..by the way..have I told you that I love Christmas...and that I have already started wrapping presents??!?!?!? (hee-he)...I was feeling the love over on Jennifer's blog..and just had to come by and tell you so!!! hee-hee!!!

She is adorable!! I am hoping our little one can be bribed with Cheerios (less sugar rush!). We shall see if she holds out for chocolate! We are "informally" training now. No cold turkey for us (yet!).

Yea Sarah, you can do it! Hang in there mom, it will happen! We did the pull-up thing at nap. For my boys, when I encouraged one, it took forever and when I let the other one do it in his own time, he was older, but it literally happened overnight! You just have to figure out what works for her, she'll get it!And no, to just one m&m! lol(cute photo!)